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Felnagle Breaks School Record At UNC Elite Meet
May 17, 2008
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Junior Brie Felnagle turned in a stellar performance in the 1500-meter run on Saturday as she broke her own school record as she clocked a 4:08.54 at the UNC Elite Meet in Chapel Hill. Felnagle's time is the top collegiate effort of the year by nearly four seconds and trails only Shannon Rowbury's 4:07.59 in the United States rankings in 2008. Six other Tar Heels earned seven regional marks on the day at the Irwin Belk Track at Fetzer Field. Felnagle now owns a top four national time in both the 800 and 1500 along with a top 25 time in the 5000 and has put herself in a good position for the NCAA East Regional in two weeks. Felnagle held the previous Carolina-best outdoor mark in the 1500 with a 4:09.93 in 2007. Jocelyn White turned in a personal-best effort in the discus throw as she tallied a mark of 180-02 to earn another regional mark, while freshman Mary Angell joined the party with a toss of 164-00 for a regional mark of her own. The hurdling duo of LaToya James and Vanneisha Ivy both picked up regional marks in the 100-meter hurdles as James claimed the event with a time of 13.44, just edging out Ivy's time of 13.49. Austin Davis earned a pair of regional jumps in the long jump and the triple jump. Davis tallied the longest long jump of 24-07.00 for the win and his best long jump of the season. The freshman doubled up later in the triple jump with a leap of 49-10.00.
Senior Megan Kaltenbach, in her final meet in Chapel Hill, posted a regional mark in the 1500 as she finished second to Felnagle with a time of 4:20.90, besting her time by nearly four seconds from the ACC Outdoor Championships.
The Tar Heels will have a week off before returning to action at the NCAA East Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla. |
